Time and time again, he he makes choices that are not only silly, but also totally irrational for a boy his age. Flynn is the main character and one third of the way into the story I wanted to club him with a baseball bat. It is up to the author of the story to do that in such a way that the reader is not sitting there yelling at the characters because they are being unnaturally stupid. One of the most common ways to power the narrative of a romantic story is to have the main characters misunderstand each other or otherwise be confused about what is going on. These kids would often riff off a line of dialogue more common for a 30 year old than an 18 year old. Where to begin? The dialogue between the main characters was often unbelievable. The skeleton of the story was one that would be very appealing to me if the writing has been fully executed. The situation is compelling and the characters, when they are not being made to do stupid things in service to the plot, are good guys whom I wanted to spend more time getting to know. What is so disappointing to me is that there is a really solid story structure here. I am returning this book and it’s killing me because I really wanted to like it more than I did. Just when he was ready to reveal his internal conflict to Flynn and expose the darkness lurking in his heart, and in his 'perfect' family, Zach met a girl and got sucked deeper into his chasm of deception.Ĭaught in a living Newton's cradle of his own design, Flynn must choose between idealistic childhood fantasy and a tempestuous passion that could ignite the very air he breathes. Except, he couldn't sell the truth to himself. Active in his church while attending college, Zach had a personality that could sell anything, do anything, or be anything.

Zachary Mitchell was the perfect son and role model as far as the outside world could tell. Flynn's fear of coming out to his religious best friend, Zach, in their conservative community destroyed his relationship with Keith, but Flynn rationalized his avoidance and bottled up the truth until it was regrettably too late. Before then, being gay wasn't as real as the pain of living day-to-day. Knowing he's gay and acting on it were two separate notions to Flynn Brewer until he'd met Keith, his first boyfriend, in high school. Clichés are overrated, and loving the boy next door may not be as genuine as the love Flynn sacrifices along the way.

Misplaced Affection by Wade Kelly